Health care volunteers and disasters: First, be prepared
Tuesday, March 2, 2010 - 21:28
in Psychology & Sociology
A surge in volunteers following a major disaster can overwhelm a response system, and without overall coordination, can actually make a situation worse instead of better. The outpouring of medical volunteers who responded to the devastating earthquake that rocked Haiti in January provides a roadmap for health care providers during future disasters, say the authors of a new article.